Sea kayaking in Costa Rica's warm tropical waters is a treat for paddlers of all levels. Paddle through biodiverse mangrove forests and under lush rainforest canopies with birds and monkeys calling overhead. Paddle the crystal clear blue waters of the Caribbean, the Pacific, or a flat water tropical river and you may see a green sea turtle or, with a little luck, caimans. Paddle in Cahuita National Park on our Beaches & Rainforest tour. Explore the Pacific's Ballena National Marine Park on our Discover Costa Rica tour, Costa Rica Multisport tour, or paddle in southern Costa Rica's Corcovado National Park and Golfo Dulce. Contact one of Adventure Life's Costa Rica adventure travel specialists for help choosing the perfect kayaking trip to Costa Rica.
Costa Rica Kayaking Guide
Highlights & Kayaking Destinations
Kayak the Paquita River to Damas Island. En route, you'll see numerous bird species, snakes, anteaters, and white-faced monkeys. You may also see heron species, kingfishers, ospreys, frigatebirds, and migratory birds.
Kayak in the Caribbean - Cahuita National Park. With the largest coral reef system in Costa Rica, you will have the chance to see a large array of colorful tropical fish, sting rays, and possibly a reef shark or two.
Kayak in the Pacific. You are equipped with snorkel gear so that you can jump off your kayak and browse the underwater world as you like.
From Bisanz Beach, you'll likely see whales or dolphins.
Explore Corcovado's rich rainforest from kayaks.
Kayak the mangrove forest of Terraba Sierpe Mangrove Swamps near the Sierpe River.
Ballena National Marine Park sea kayaking & snorkeling.
We keep coming back to Adventure-Life for custom tailored, out of the ordinary, non-touristy trips and they deliver the best every time. The trip planners know how to put together just what we are looking for.
Judith P. NYC
1 month ago
We have been working with Adventure Life for 5 years now and it is very easy to plan out our trips. Our holidays include customization of activities and side trips along with the standard packages available on the Adventure Life website. Kevin, Jess, Mary Rose and their teams have many recommendations that have enhanced our travel.
Joe
1 month ago
We had a great experience- they were very helpful in trip planning and making sure we got to do all the activities and see the places we wanted. There were some things we couldn't do/see due to the time of year being the rainy/low season and they steered us away from those. We had never been to Costa Rica before and it gave us a good overview of this lovely country.
Jody Dice
3 months ago
Jess was terrific and patiently guided us to make what we feel will be a wonderful family adventure.
David Herr
3 months ago
Jessica was extremely helpful and generous with her time. She was very responsive to our questions and comments and in a very timely fashion. She worked with us in partnership to plan a trip specifically for us and our wants and needs.
